Harry Revel
Harry Revel (21 December 1905 – 3 November 1958) was a British-American composer of musical theatre. Revel was born Harry Glaser in London, England; he was the son of Russian emigrants who had settled in England, Mrs. and Mrs. Jacob Glaser. Before emigrating to the United States in 1929, Glaser, using the name Revel, wrote musicals for productions in London, Paris, Copenhagen, and Vienna. He was the second born of four children. His older brother William Revel was a dancer, his younger sister Rene was a singer, and his youngest brother Sam was a concierge in London who later became a travel agent in the United States. They were of Jewish heritage and took the last name "Revel" to honor the French soldier of that name who helped them to flee Europe. One of Harry Revel's earliest jobs in the US was playing the piano in an "all Hawaiian" band. He wore dark make-up on his hands and face to appear Hawaiian. His mother, Queenie Revel, often sang with the band. Once in the US, he worked on Broadway, writing the scores for Ziegfeld Follies of 1931, Meet My Sister and Are You With It? He later moved to Hollywood. He wrote scores for the films Sitting Pretty, Broadway Through a Keyhole, We're Not Dressing, She Loves Me Not, Shoot the Works, College Rhythm, Love in Bloom, Paris in the Spring, Stolen Harmony, Two for Tonight, Collegiate, Stowaway, Poor Little Rich Girl, Ali Baba Goes to Town, Wake Up and Live, You Can't Have Everything, Head Over Heels, Love and Kisses, Four Jacks and a Jill and Love Finds Andy Hardy. Harry Revel collaborated with lyricists Mack Gordon, Mort Greene, Paul Francis Webster, Buddy Feyne and Arnold Horwitt. In 1934 he appeared in Hollywood Rhythm, a short film purporting to show the songwriting team of Mack Gordon and Harry Revel brainstorming the score for College Rhythm. Revel co-produced and co-wrote the score (with Webster) for the 1944 Benny Fields musical Minstrel Man. The score was nominated for an Academy Award, a first for low-budget studio Producers Releasing Corporation. He was also nominated for an Academy Award for best original song in 1943, but lost to Irving Berlin's "White Christmas". He wrote themes for Les Baxter's 1947 theremin exotica album, Music Out of the Moon. Revel died in New York. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970. |
Birth and Death Data: Born December 21, 1905 (London), Died November 3, 1958 (New York City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927 - 1947
Roles Represented in DAHR: songwriter, composer
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Recordings (Results 151-175 of 198 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-023707 | 10-in. | 6/20/1938 | Meet the beat of my heart | Bob Allen ; Hal Kemp Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-023766 | 10-in. | 7/1/1938 | This may be the night | Burt Shaw ; Willie Farmer Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-023769 | 10-in. | 7/1/1938 | I've got a date with a dream | Burt Shaw ; Willie Farmer Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-024020 | 10-in. | 7/11/1938 | I've got a date with a dream | Benny Goodman Orchestra ; Martha Tilton | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-024021 | 10-in. | 7/11/1938 | Could you pass in love? | Benny Goodman Orchestra ; Martha Tilton | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-028761 | 10-in. | 10/28/1938 | Lullaby in rhythm | Vernon Geyer | Electric organ solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-028974 | 10-in. | 11/17/1938 | Thanks for ev'rything | Artie Shaw Orchestra ; Helen Forrest | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-030337 | 10-in. | 12/1/1938 | Thanks for ev'rything | Clambake Seven ; Edythe Wright | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-030372 | 10-in. | 12/8/1938 | Are you in the mood for mischief? | Larry Clinton Orchestra ; Bea Wain | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-030726 | 10-in. | 12/17/1938 | Are you in the mood for mischief? | Dick Todd | Baritone vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-032959 | 10-in. | 3/12/1939 | I never knew heaven could speak | Bill Darnell ; Red Nichols Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-035010 | 10-in. | 3/9/1939 | I never knew heaven could speak | Bob Allen ; Hal Kemp Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | PBS-036060 | 10-in. | 3/21/1939 | I never knew heaven could speak | Joan Crawford | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
Victor | PBS-049979 | 10-in. | 8/5/1940 | Mexican magic | Lou Bring ; Dorothy Lamour | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | BS-058180 | 10-in. | 12/18/1940 | In Copacabana | Blue Barron ; Russ Carlyle | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal trio | composer | |
Victor | PBS-061917 | 10-in. | 11/21/1941 | Sing your worries away | Alvino Rey Orchestra ; Four King Sisters | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | PBS-061931 | 10-in. | 11/24/1941 | How do you fall in love? | Four King Sisters ; Rhythm Reys | Female vocal quartet, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | BS-068696 | 10-in. | 12/22/1941 | You go your way | Eugenie Baird ; Tony Pastor Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | PBS-072001 | 10-in. | 12/27/1941 | Heavenly, isn't it | Freddy Martin Orchestra ; Eddie Stone | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal quartet | composer | |
Victor | PBS-072003 | 10-in. | 12/27/1941 | When there's a breeze on Lake Louise | Freddy Martin Orchestra ; Clyde Rogers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-073405 | 10-in. | 3/5/1942 | When there's a breeze on Lake Louise | Joan Merrill | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | BS-073406 | 10-in. | 3/5/1942 | Heavenly, isn't it? | Joan Merrill | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | BS-073479 | 10-in. | 3/25/1942 | You go your way (And I'll go crazy) | Cliff Nazarro | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | D7VB-0466 | 10-in. | 2/14/1947 | You're everywhere | Betty Jane Rhodes | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | BS-Test-1170 | 10-in. | 1/24/1933 | Underneath the Harlem moon | Ann Lester | Female vocal solo, with piano | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Revel, Harry," accessed August 13, 2022, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105072.
Revel, Harry. (2022). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved August 13, 2022, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105072.
"Revel, Harry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2022. Web. 13 August 2022.
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LCNAR: Revel, Harry, 1905-1958 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85248160
Wikidata: Harry Revel - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q911566
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/34654410
MusicBrainz: Harry Revel - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/9538350f-10ac-44b0-ad6e-bfab071326e8
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